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Christmas may be over, but winter has just begun. Our LED lights are rated to last over 50,000 hours and use just a tiny fraction of energy compared to traditional incandescent Christmas lighting, which means they really don’t have to be set aside just for the holidays. Christmas lights don’t just have to be used for Christmas anymore. Our warm white mini Color-Rite LED string lights are versatile enough to use year-round.

HolidayLEDs is thrilled to announce its most recent partner in the Christmas Light Recycling Program, MOM's Organic Markets. Bring your old incandescent Christmas lights into MOM's Organic Market locations, and they'll give you a coupon for 15% off any order with HolidayLEDs to invest in new energy-efficient LED Christmas lighting!

The city of Ghent lies nestled midway between Bruges and Brussels in Flemish Belgium. Much like many cities along the central northern coast of Europe, Ghent features a well-preserved glimpse into the middle ages, with much of its medieval architecture still intact and part of the today’s functioning city, such as Saint Bavo Cathedral, which was consecrated all the way back in 942 A.D.

According to Sparky the fire dog at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), decorations are the first things to ignite in over 1,000 home fires each year. Autumn and Halloween decorations seem especially vulnerable due to the tinder-like quality of dried foliage and flowers combined with the use of candlelight to cast spooky shadows and keep a dark and dreary feel to the holiday.

We ran across an interesting new report detailed in Forbes magazine predicting that LED lighting will eventually dominate the market. But contrary to what you might think, the report’s authors argue that savings from energy efficiency won’t be the major driver convincing people to make the switch.

As autumn descends this fall and long, bright days pave way to dark evenings, a lot of parents are going to be rudely awakened by their small child’s newly developed fear of darkness. According to WebMD, fear of the dark typically manifests itself around the ages of 2-3 when children reach the stage of brain development where the imagination takes off, but isn’t yet experienced enough to discern reality from non-reality yet.

This amazing lighting display was actually put up last Christmas, winning Good Morning America’s holiday lighting contest. But we thought its patriotic theme might serve as inspiration for the 4th of July.

In honor of this year’s Earth Day, we thought we’d remind our customers what a great thing they’re doing for the planet by buying LED products. You may know the basics: LED lights are durable and designed to last up to 50 times longer than traditional bulbs, which means less waste being recycled or tossed in the landfill. LED lights can also save up to 85 percent of the energy gobbled up by incandescent bulbs, and up to 50 percent of the energy used by fluorescents.